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Bessemer Academy Rebels

Bessemer Academy

1705 4th Avenue S.W. Bessemer, AL 35022
Stadium: Norton Field
Colors: Navy, Red, White
Coach: Jonathan Wright
Region: AISA-AAA-R1

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A recap of the 2022 high school football season in Alabama.
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Every score, all-state, coaches, teams, and much more.
An added bonus is many of the all-time records over the past 100 years.

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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Josh Wright
Coach Bruce Breland
Coach Mark Freeman

Team Timeline
First Team: 1973 (#1)
1978 - First playoff appearance.
1983 - First playoff win.
1983 - First 10 win season.
2001 - First 11 win season.
2002 - First undefeated & untied season.
2003 - First 13 win season.
2007 - Won 31 consecutive games.

Championships
State Playoff Championships
2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 2016, 2019
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020

Team Records
Overall Record	345-232-6
Winning Pct.	60%
State Playoff Titles	8
State Mythical Titles	0
Region/Area Titles	14
Region/Area Record	114-58
All State Players (#3)	88
NFL Players (#4)	0
Weeks Ranked #1	15
Home Record	175-93-3
Away Record	137-118-2

By The Numbers
Seasons	52
Winning Seasons (#2)	32
Losing Seasons (#2)	19
Most Wins in A Season	13 (2016)
Most Losses in A Season	10 (1997)
10 Win Seasons	15
Most Points Scored in a Game	74 (9/18/2015)
Most Points Scored in a Season	578 (2014)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	64 (10/29/2021)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	378 (1996)
Largest Margin of Victory	74 (9/18/2015)
Largest Margin of Defeat	64 (10/29/2021)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	99 (10/23/1998)
Last Shutout	11/8/2019
Last Time Shutout	10/7/2022
Shutouts All-Time	86
Been Shutout All-Time	73

Streaks
Longest Win	31 (8/25/2006-9/26/2008)
Longest Losing	28 (9/1/1995-1997)

Playoff Records
Overall Record	43-21
Appearances	29
1st Round	20-9
2nd Round	0-0
3rd Round	0-0
Semi-Finals	15-4
Finals	8-8

By the Decade
2020-29	17-25
2010-19	104-27
2000-09	110-16
1990-99	25-77
1980-89	53-50-2
1970-79	36-37-4
1960-69	0-0
1950-59	0-0

Enrollment History
Year	Students (Rank)

2023 Season Preview
A look at the Bessemer Academy Rebels football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
8/30/2024 (Fri) @ Patrician Academy in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Bessemer Academy won 27-6 in 2013.
All-Time:
vs. Patrician Academy	2-4-0	33.3%

2024 Season

8/23	OPEN
8/30	@ Patrician Academy
9/6	vs. Banks Academy *
9/13	@ Lakeside *
9/20	vs. Chambers Academy *
9/27	vs. Monroe Academy
10/4	@ Southern Academy
10/11	@ Valiant Cross Academ *
10/18	vs. Edgewood Academy *
10/25	vs. Escambia Academy
11/1	OPEN

2024 Season Totals
Record	0-0
Scoring	0-0
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

Region 1 Standings
Banks Academy	0-0	0-0
Bessemer Academy	0-0	0-0
Chambers Academy	0-0	0-0
Edgewood Academy	0-0	0-0
Lakeside	0-0	0-0
Valiant Cross Academy	0-0	0-0

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Longest Running Rivalry
Bessemer Academy & Tuscaloosa Academy have played 41 games.
Bessemer Academy has won 26 games.
Tuscaloosa Academy has won 15 games.
with 0 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	5-29
10 or more	226-39
20 or more	216-18
30 or more	163-2
40 or more	104-0

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	129-2
10 or more	102-66
20 or more	44-57
30 or more	5-36
40 or more	1-17

Border Wars
vs. Georgia	3 - 0 - 0
vs. Tennessee	1 - 0 - 0
vs. Mississippi	1 - 2 - 0

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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Woody Clements was the head coach at Holt for a record 41 straight seasons.